Cigarette holder



July 22, 1941. A, p BRUSH 2,250,178

. CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Feb. 10, 1939 IN VENTOR.

1m 1? Brush,

Patented July 22, 1941 ED; PATENT F E y g V 2,250,178

CIGARETTE HOLDER Abbott P. Brush, Greenwich, Conn. Application February 10, 1939, Serial No. 255,568

1 Claim.

The invention herein disclosed relates to cigarette holders.

Objects of the invention are to provide a simple, inexpensive, practical and ornamental device, which will hold one or a number of cigarettes lightly but firmly, without injuring the same and particularly which will support the cigarette over the central portion of an ash tray, so that any ash will fall directly in the tray.

Other desirable objects and the novel features of invention by which all such objects are attained are set forth or will appear in the course of the following specification.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification illustrates several different embodiments of the invention.

The structure however, may be further modified and changed all within the true scope of the invention as will be apparent from the following specification and claim.

Fig. l is a perspective view showing one simple form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating another embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view as on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a broken part sectional view illustrating another form and Fig. 5 is a broken plan view illustrating a still further form of the invention.

As shown in the several views, the holder consists of a coil of light flexible spring wire I, having convolutions of approximately or slightly larger diameter than that of a cigarette and spaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter of a cigarette.

This coil is supported in various ways, so that individual convolutions are free to yield as required.

Fig. 1 illustrates an embodiment in which a coil of relatively few turns, adapted in this instance to hold only four cigarettes is supported over the central portion of a tray 8, by having end extensions 9, l0, terminating in hooks II, l2, engaged over the rim or flange of the tray. These hooks are illustrated as having reversely projecting angled extensions l3, M, engaging beneath the tray flange to hold the coil in the upright position and prevent it from tipping over one way or the'other.

Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate a modification consisting of a four-place coil having the end extensions 9a., Illa, brought inward beneath the central portion of the coil and there bent downward at I5, to form a supporting post soldered or otherwise secured to the central portion of the tray at l6.

Fig. 4 illustrates a modification in which the ends of the coils are simply bent straight downward at H, l8, and soldered or otherwise secured in their so spaced relation to the bottom of the tray.

Fig. 5 illustrates a full length spring coil extending entirely across the tray and having the hooked ends I9, 20, caught in the slots or slits 2|, in the rim of the tray. This is a construction readily adaptable to existing ash trays. In all forms, the parts are arranged so that the spring will be held in condition to readily and to lightly but firmly grip and hold a cigarette or cigarettes.

In each instance, the bottom of the spring loop forms a rest for the inserted cigarette and the sides of the spring convolutions form spring fingers resiliently gripping and holding the cigarettes with a slight tension, practically in the same manner in which the cigarettes are held in the fingers of a person smoking the same.

The device is ornamental and attractive, as well as being very practical and desirable. The cigarette is supported over the center of the tray where the ash will fall directly into the tray. The spring coils form a holder supporting the cigarette or cigarettes with air all about them so that if left they will burn up and drop in the tray. The coiled spring holder may be permanently or removably associated with the ash tray or other supporting structure. Also it need not be over the center but may be over some other portion of the ash receiver, the question of location being one of convenience and of assuring that ashes dropped from cigarettes in the spring holder will fall in the ash receiver and not outside the same. Instead of a single holder to a tray, a number of the spring holders may be provided, such as one to each individual, who might in normal course be using such a tray. In all instances, the end supports are preferably so arranged as to suspend the intermediate portion of the coiled spring in slightly distended relation, free to yield downwardly or sidewise so as to give to the thrust of a cigarette inserted therein from any angle and thus not tear or injure a cigarette even though carelessely placed in the holder, and this grip is sufiicient to retain the cigarette so that it will not be blown away by a gust of wind or other disturbance, thus constituting the holder a safety measure for eliminating fire hazard. Instead of being supported horizontally, the coils of wire may be supported vertically or in various angular positions.

What is claimed is:

A cigarette holder, comprising a helically coiled spring of light resilient material with convolutions of approximately the same diameter as the diameter of a cigarette and yieldingly spaced apart a distance slightly less than the diameter of a cigarette, said coiled spring being supported with said convolutions free to yield individually to the pressure of a cigarette inserted between convolutions and an ash holder, said coiled spring having end extensions engaged over separated edge portions of said ash holder and thereby supporting the spring stretched in distended position 1 across said ash holder, said ash holder being edge flanges andsaid end extensions being in the form of downwardly and inwardly directed hooks removably engageable over the outer edges of said flanges and angled extensions on the ends of said hooks engageable flat against the undersides of said edge flanges, to thereby hold the spring against tipping in either direction, said hooks being proportioned when engaged over said edge flanges to hold the spring lightly distended and with the convolutions under slight tension, capable of yielding toward either end of the spring in accordance with the placement of cigarettes between adjoining convolutions.

ABBOTT P. BRUSH. 

